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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Werth, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
H Power Corporation, Belleville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429 17 ; 429 19 ; 429 13 ; 429 12 ;
Abstract
An improved fuel cell system that utilizes hydrogen and air. The hydrogen of the fuel cell is derived from a hydrogen-generating process wherein H.sub.2 O is passed over a bed of iron material. The hydrogen generating process uses a catalyst, or freshly-ground iron material, or both, and generates the hydrogen for the fuel cell in situ at lower-than-normal temperatures when the H.sub.2 O reacts with the iron material. The fuel cell can be used to power a stationary system or a land vehicle, such as an automobile. The bed of iron material can be replenished periodically or continuously.